Ipod nano formatted to mac / pc?

i formatted a nano ipod to a mac and uploaded music to it as a gift. the recipient unfortunately has a PC; to plug into the PC, he needs to restore the ipod to factory setting (thereby losing all the music). if he reconfigures it for a PC, can i still add music to it from a MAC?

Probably not. It isn't legal to share your iTunes content with someone else, though, anyway...

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Hello,
I have a MAC OS X at home and a PC with Windows XP at work. I have been using my Ipod Nano at home for quite a lon time, but I have tried to use it at work for the first time.
However, when I try to see the music content on my PC, it says that my Ipod is formatted for MAC and that I need to reformat it if I want to use it with the PC.
The problem is that if I reformat it, I will lose all its content and I am afraid to be obliged to reformat it when I want to connect it to my MAC again.
How can I do to be able to use my Ipod with my MAC and with my PC?
Thank you in advance for your help.
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Hi,
I bought an ipod nano a few weeks ago and still
cannot get it to work with my laptop. As part of the
installation process it says that the ipod needs to
be formatted and it tries to format for hours and
hours. Displays the "do not disconnect" forever, and
if I open up itunes it does not recognize that an
Ipod is connected.
Colleagues in the US who also have ipods have tried
connecting my ipod to their laptop and have no
issues, everything works fine.
I am from Europe, my laptop has European settings
(and standards I guess) and I am beginning to suspect
that an ipod from the US does not go with a laptop
from Europe, or then I have some settings on my
laptop that differs.
Does anyone know what to do, what might cause this?
Would be greatful for any hints / help.
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